“After next Saturday night, I’ll be nobody.”
According to Steve Carter, the legendary player from Penrith, Isaah Yeo would eventually break his long-standing club record of 243 games.
The fact that Carter prefers Yeo over other players helps.
Next weekend, Isaah Yeo of Penrith will break a new games record, and it just so happens that he is the man he is surpassing’s favorite player.
From Moonee Beach, which is somewhat north of Coffs Harbour, Carter will travel to Sydney to witness the preliminary final and commemorate Yeo’s momentous occasion.
Carter states, “I couldn’t think of a better player or fella to break the record.” “He is remains, as I have stated previously, my favorite player. He hasn’t regressed in any way.
“On that evening, my six grandchildren and my children will also be present. They will benefit from knowing that Pop did everything properly in the past.
Royce Simmons, a fellow Panthers star, mentioned in his tribute to Carter upon his retirement in 2001 how the Central Coast native, who was born in Wyong, had grown up with the city.
Carter recalls Royce comparing his hometown of Penrith, which was a bush village when he first arrived in the late 1980s but had grown into a city by the time he retired, to himself.
“You could make a similar argument with Isaah. Like Penrith itself, he grew, matured, and evolved despite coming from the wilderness as well.
“There was a time when we were considered outcasts by the residents of Phillip Street, which used to be the NSW Rugby League’s headquarters.”
“Now, chances are you will see a Penrith jersey somewhere in Australia, if not the entire globe.”
Carter, the 1991 premiership champion, Craig Gower (238), Simmons (237), Greg Alexander (228), Luke Lewis (208), Brad Izzard (206), Ryan Girdler (204), and James Fisher-Harris (200), a front-rower destined for the New Zealand Warriors, are all below Yeo in the Penrith rankings.
Following the thrilling victory against the Sydney Roosters in the qualifying final last Friday, Yeo drew level with Carter and received a text message from former Penrith captain Phil Gould.
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